The Voice (American TV series) season 9 explained

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Host:Carson Daly
Num Contestants:48 artists
Winner:Jordan Smith
Winner Coach:Adam Levine
Runner Up:Emily Ann Roberts
Network:NBC

The ninth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 21, 2015 on NBC.[1] Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams returned as coaches for the season. Gwen Stefani returned after a one-season absence. Carson Daly continued as host.

The season introduced a "Coach Comeback" where each coach bring back one artist from the Battle or Knockout rounds to perform again in the Live Playoffs, and single elimination rounds during the Live Shows (except for the Semifinals).

Jordan Smith was named the winner of the season, marking Adam Levine's third win as a coach.[2]

Coaches and Host

Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned for their ninth season as coaches; Pharrell Williams, his third; and Gwen Stefani, her second season, after a season hiatus. The advisors for this season included Missy Elliott for Team Pharrell, John Fogerty for Team Adam, Brad Paisley for Team Blake, and Selena Gomez for Team Gwen. Rihanna served as an advisor for all teams during the Knockouts. Carson Daly returned as host for his ninth season.

Teams

Color key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Eliminated in the Live Shows
  • Eliminated in Live Playoffs
  • Selected by another coach as their Coach Comeback
  • Stolen in the Knockout rounds
  • Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
  • Stolen in the Battle rounds
  • Eliminated in the Battle rounds
CoachesTop 48 artists
Adam Levine
Jordan SmithShelby BrownAmy VachalBlaine MitchellChance PeñaKeith Semple
Viktor KirályJames DupréDustin ChristensenAndi & AlexChance PeñaRegina Love
Amanda AyalaCassandra RobertsonManny CaboDustin Monk
Gwen Stefani
Jeffery AustinBraiden SunshineKorin BukowskiViktor KirályEllie LawrenceRegina Love
Riley BiedererKota WadeSummer SchappellTim AtlasHanna AshbrookLyndsey Elm
Chase KerbyNoah JacksonAlex Kandel
Pharrell Williams
Madi DavisEvan McKeelMark HoodCeleste BettonRiley BiedererDarius Scott
Morgan FrazierAmy VachalTim Atlas Siahna ImRiley BiedererIvonne Acero
Daria JazminJubal & AmandaSydney Rhame
Blake Shelton
Emily Ann RobertsBarrett BaberZach SeabaughIvonne Acero Morgan FrazierNadjah Nicole
Chance PeñaChris CrumpBlind JoeMorgan FrazierBlaine MitchellDustin Christensen
Cole CriskeKrista HughesTyler Dickerson

Blind auditions

The first phase of the competition, the Blind Auditions, taped on June 29–30 and July 7–8, 2015, and began airing when the season premiered on September 21, 2015.

Color key
  Coach hit his or her "I WANT YOU" button
    Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    Artist elected to join this coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button

Episode 1 (Sept. 21)

The four coaches performed a medley of each other's songs, including "Neon Light", "Don't Speak", "Sugar" and "Get Lucky", which were sung by Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams, and Adam Levine, respectively.[3]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
AdamGwenPharrellBlake
1Mark Hood24Chicago, Illinois"Use Me"
2Kota Wade20Los Angeles, California"Bring It On Home to Me"
3Keith Semple34Larne, Northern Ireland, UK"I'll Be There for You"
4Alyssa Sheridan18San Diego, California"I Will Remember You"
5Siahna Im15Auburn, Washington"Fever"
6Jordan Smith22Harlan, Kentucky"Chandelier"
7Dr. Paul66Hayesville, North Carolina"Mama Tried"
8Nadjah Nicole23New Castle, Delaware"Tightrope"
9Braiden Sunshine14Old Lyme, Connecticut"The Mountains Win Again"
10Michael Woolery25Los Angeles, California"Say"
11Barrett Baber34Marion, Arkansas"Angel Eyes"

Episode 2 (Sept. 22)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
AdamGwenPharrellBlake
1"Blind Joe"33Fargo, North Dakota"If It Hadn't Been for Love"
2Ivonne Acero17Aguila, Arizona"Style"
3Gage Navarro21Selma, California"Ain't No Rest For the Wicked"
4Regina Love51Atlanta, Georgia"Rock Steady"
5Zach Seabaugh16Marietta, Georgia"Take Your Time"
6Evan McKeel20Richmond, Virginia"Typical"
7Bryan Bautista23Brooklyn, New York"Locked Out of Heaven"
8Emily Ann Roberts16Knoxville, Tennessee"I Hope You Dance"
9Ellie Lawrence26Calhoun, Georgia"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
10Noah Jackson19Sunderland, Massachusetts"Elastic Heart"
11Tim Atlas26San Jose, California"Give Me Love"
12Hanna Ashbrook23Mount Prospect, Illinois"Closer"
13Natalie Yacovazzi28Chicago, Illinois"Oh! Darling"
14James Dupré30Bayou Chicot, Louisiana"Let Her Cry"

Episode 3 (Sept. 28)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
AdamGwenPharrellBlake
1Morgan Frazier22Nashville, Tennessee"I Want You to Want Me"
2Amanda Ayala17New York, New York"Mississippi Queen"
3Jeffery Austin24Chicago, Illinois"Lay Me Down"
4Lyndsey Elm22Vacaville, California"Lips Are Movin'"
5Joe Maye23Baltimore, Maryland"Word Up!"
6Manny Cabo45Elizabeth, New Jersey"Here I Go Again"
7Madi Davis16McKinney, Texas"It's Too Late"
8Caleb Lee Hutchinson16Dallas, Georgia"The Dance"
9Riley Biederer19Atlanta, Georgia"Invincible"
10Cassandra Robertson45Dallas, Texas"Ghost"
11Daria Jazmin 20Los Angeles, California"Dear Future Husband"
12Chris Crump 31Baytown, Texas"Thinking Out Loud"
13Tyler Dickerson21Denham Springs, Louisiana"Hard To Handle"
14Jubal & Amanda
(Jubal Lee Young & Amanda Preslar)
Tulsa, Oklahoma"Seven Bridges Road"

Episode 4 (Sept. 29)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
AdamGwenPharrellBlake
1Darius Scott23Dallas, Texas"You Make Me Wanna..."
2Korin Bukowski19Miami, Florida"Cecilia and the Satellite"
3Krista Hughes22Coal City, West Virginia"Angel from Montgomery"
4Janae Strother28Herndon, Virginia"Uptown Funk"
5Chance Peña15Tyler, Texas"I See Fire"
6Viktor Király31"What's Going On"
7Julie Broadus18Suwanee, Georgia"Brand New Key"
8Cole Criske16Temecula, California"Dreaming with a Broken Heart"
9Alex Kandel22Nashville, Tennessee"Bright"
10Tom Rhodes26Oakland, California"Hit the Road Jack"
11Junior Reed20Menifee, California"What I Got"
12T'alia Scott30Miami, Florida"Beneath Your Beautiful"
13Celeste Betton27Hinesville, Georgia"Love You I Do"
14Andi & Alex
(Andi Peot & Alex Peot)
24Green Bay, Wisconsin"Thank You"

Episode 5 (Oct. 5)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
AdamGwenPharrellBlake
1Dustin Christensen35Orem, Utah"Downtown Train"
2Berdine Joseph19Port au Prince, Haiti"Hey Mama"
3Dustin Monk27Jacksonville, Florida"Bright Lights"
4Chase Kerby30Oklahoma City, Oklahoma"The Scientist"
5Dawson Daugherty17Venice, California"Problem"
6Shelby Brown16Elberta, Alabama"Stars"
7Amy Vachal26Brooklyn, New York"Dream a Little Dream of Me"
8Blaine Mitchell24Fort Worth, Texas"Drops of Jupiter"
9Summer Schappell21Redding, California"Strawberry Wine"rowspan=6
10Caroline Burns15Hollis, New Hampshire"A Thousand Years"
11Andy Buckner34Asheville, North Carolina"Can't You See"
12Justen Harden20Brunswick, Georgia"Firecracker"
13Adam Melchor21Jersey City, New Jersey"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
14Sydney Rhame16Decatur, Georgia"Photograph"

Episode 6 (Oct. 6)

Episode 6, titled "The Best of The Blind Auditions," recalled the Blind Auditions this season.

The Battles

The Battles (episodes 7 to 10) consisted of two 2-hour episodes and two 1-hour episodes each on October 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2015. Season nine's advisors are Missy Elliott for Team Pharrell, John Fogerty for Team Adam, Brad Paisley for Team Blake, and Selena Gomez for Team Gwen. As like the previous battle rounds since season 3, each coach can exercise a use of two steals to save two losing artists from opposing coaches to put through to the Knockouts. At the end of the Knockouts, each coach reinstate a previously eliminated artist from either the Battles or Knockouts to participate in the Live Playoffs.

Color key:

      Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
      Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts
     Artist lost the Battle and was originally eliminated but received the Coach Comeback and advanced to the Live Playoffs
      Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
AdamGwenPharrellBlake
Episode 7
Adam Levine1Jordan Smith"Like I Can"Regina Love
Blake Shelton2Zach Seabaugh"I'm Gonna Be Somebody"Tyler Dickerson
Gwen Stefani3Ellie Lawrence"Sweater Weather"Tim Atlas
Pharrell Williams4Mark Hood"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"Celeste Betton
Adam Levine5James Dupré"Fortunate Son"Dustin Monk
Blake Shelton6Barrett Baber"Walking in Memphis"Dustin Christensen
Episode 8
Adam Levine1Keith Semple"Baba O'Riley"Manny Cabo
Blake Shelton2Chris Crump"When I Get Where I'm Going"Krista Hughes
Pharrell Williams3Madi Davis"Riptide"Sydney Rhame
Gwen Stefani4Kota Wade"It's My Life"Alex Kandel
5Jeffery Austin"Can't Feel My Face"Noah Jackson
Pharrell Williams6Siahna Im"You Keep Me Hangin' On"Ivonne Acero
Episode 9
Blake Shelton1Blind Joe"Old Time Rock and Roll"Blaine Mitchell
Adam Levine2Viktor Kiraly"Nobody Knows"Cassandra Robertson
Gwen Stefani3Korin Bukowski"Samson"Chase Kerby
Pharrell Williams4Evan McKeel"Higher Ground"Riley Biederer
Gwen Stefani5Braiden Sunshine"No One Is to Blame"Lyndsey Elm
Adam Levine6Andi & Alex"Wherever You Will Go"Chance Peña
Episode 10
Adam Levine1Shelby Brown"Edge of Seventeen"Amanda Ayalarowspan="6"
Pharrell Williams2Amy Vachal"To Love Somebody"Jubal & Amandarowspan=2
3Darius Scott"Lean on Me"Daria Jazmin
Blake Shelton4Nadjah Nicole"Baby One More Time"Cole Criske
Gwen Stefani5Summer Schappell"Leave the Pieces"Hanna Ashbrook
Blake Shelton6Emily Ann Roberts"I'm That Kind of Girl"Morgan Frazier

The Knockouts

For the Knockouts, Rihanna was assigned as a mentor for contestants in all four teams. As in previous seasons, the coaches can steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants will then move on to the Live Shows.

Color key:

      Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs
      Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs
     Artist lost the Knockout and was originally eliminated but received the Coach Comeback and advanced to the Live Playoffs
      Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderSongArtistsSong'Steal' result
WinnerLoserAdamGwenPharrellBlake
Episode 11
Adam Levine1"Hold Back the River"Blaine MitchellAndi & Alex"Stupid Boy"
Gwen Stefani 2"Feeling Good"Braiden SunshineEllie Lawrence"Cool for the Summer"
Blake Shelton3"Colder Weather"Barrett BaberBlind Joe"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
Pharrell Williams4"A Case of You"Madi DavisAmy Vachal"A Sunday Kind of Love"
Blake Shelton5"Part of Me"Ivonne Acero Chance Peña"Demons"
Adam Levine6"Set Fire to the Rain"Jordan SmithViktor Kiraly"If I Ain't Got You"
Episode 12
Gwen Stefani1"All I Want"Korin BukowskiSummer Schappell"Little White Church"
Adam Levine2"I Want to Know What Love Is"Keith SempleDustin Christensen"Free"
Pharrell Williams3"On Broadway"Darius ScottMorgan Frazier"Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
Episode 13
Adam Levine1"Jesus, Take the Wheel"Shelby BrownJames Dupré"Sure Be Cool If You Did"rowspan="7"
Pharrell Williams2"Stand by Me"Mark HoodSiahna Im"Back to Black"
Gwen Stefani3"Turning Tables"Jeffery AustinKota Wade"Barracuda"
Blake Shelton4"Cowboy Take Me Away"Emily Ann RobertsNadjah Nicole"A Woman's Worth"
5"Somebody's Heartbreak"Zach SeabaughChris Crump"I Wish It Would Rain"
Pharrell Williams6"Dare You to Move"Evan McKeelTim Atlas"Torn"
Gwen Stefani7"Midnight Train to Georgia"Regina LoveRiley Biederer"XO"
Episode 14
The fourteenth episode was a special one-hour episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 20 contestants and some unseen footage.

1 Chance Peña is on Team Adam for the Live Shows.

Live shows

The Live Shows is the final phase of the competition. It consists of six weeks of live shows starting with the playoffs and ending on the season finale. The traditional iTunes multiplier bonus begins with the Live Playoffs and continues through the end of the semi-finals. The Instant Save feature applies starting on the top 12 week until the semi-finals.

For the first time in the show's history, a "Coach Comeback" feature was introduced where each coach reinstated one previously eliminated artist from the Battles or Knockouts to perform in the Live Playoffs with the top 20 and will get a chance to move on to the live shows as part of the top 12.

Color key:

      Artist was saved by the public's votes
      Artist was saved by his/her coach or was placed in the bottom two or middle three
      Artist was saved by Instant Save (via Twitter)
      Artist's iTunes vote was multiplied by 10 (except the finals) after his/her studio version of the song reached the iTunes top 10 within the applicable voting window
      Artist was eliminated

Week 1: Live Playoffs (Nov. 9, 10 & 11)

The Live Playoffs comprises episodes 15, 16, and 17 (the results show). The top 24 artists perform, with the two artists per each team advances via public vote, while the bottom four artists compete for the coaches' save in the results show. The Monday broadcast featured Teams Adam and Gwen, while the Tuesday broadcast featured Teams Pharrell and Blake.

Jordan Smith's "Halo" reached #3 on iTunes and Emily Ann Roberts' "In The Garden" peaked at #6; both received iTunes bonus multipliers in their respective voting windows.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 15
Adam Levine1Blaine Mitchell"Never Tear Us Apart"Eliminated
Gwen Stefani2Regina Love"Hello"Eliminated
Adam Levine3Keith Semple"To Be With You"Eliminated
4Shelby Brown"You're No Good"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani5Korin Bukowski"Adia"Gwen's choice
6Ellie Lawrence"Ex's & Oh's"Eliminated
7Jeffery Austin"Say You Love Me"Public's vote
8Braiden Sunshine"Everything I Own"Public's vote
Adam Levine9Amy Vachal"The Way You Look Tonight"Adam's choice
Gwen Stefani10Viktor Király"All Around the World"Eliminated
Adam Levine11Chance Peña"Barton Hollow"Eliminated
12Jordan Smith"Halo"[4] Public's vote
Episode 16
Pharrell Williams1Darius Scott"Love Lockdown"Eliminated
Blake Shelton2Ivonne Acero"One of Us"Eliminated
3Morgan Frazier"Lips of an Angel"Eliminated
Pharrell Williams4Evan McKeel"Overjoyed"Public's vote
5Madi Davis"Songbird"Public's vote
6Celeste Betton"Something In the Water"Eliminated
Blake Shelton7Zach Seabaugh"Brand New Girlfriend"Public's vote
Pharrell Williams8Riley Biederer"Should've Been Us"Eliminated
Blake Shelton9Nadjah Nicole"Upside Down"Eliminated
10Emily Ann Roberts"In the Garden"[5] Blake's choice
Pharrell Williams11Mark Hood"What Do You Mean?"Pharrell's choice
Blake Shelton12Barrett Baber"I Drive Your Truck"Public's vote
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformerSong
17.1Team Gwen
(Braiden Sunshine, Ellie Lawrence, Jeffery Austin, Korin Bukowski, Regina Love, and Viktor Király)
"O-o-h Child"
17.2Sawyer Fredericks"Take It All"
17.3Team Blake
(Barrett Baber, Emily Ann Roberts, Ivonne Acero, Morgan Frazier, Nadjah Nicole, and Zach Seabaugh)
"Stand"
17.4Team Pharrell
(Celeste Betton, Darius Scott, Evan McKeel, Madi Davis, Mark Hood, and Riley Biederer)
"Everybody Hurts"
17.5Team Adam
(Amy Vachal, Blaine Mitchell, Chance Peña, Jordan Smith, Keith Semple, and Shelby Brown)
"Diamonds"

Week 2: Top 12 (Nov. 16 & 17)

In-lieu of the bottom three and the double elimination in contrast of previous seasons, this week feature single elimination until week four. The two artists with the lowest votes then performed in the Instant Save and faced the Twitter's votes.

iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Jordan Smith (#1), Amy Vachal (#6), and Jeffery Austin (#9).[6]

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 18
Gwen Stefani1Braiden Sunshine"Renegade"Public's vote
Adam Levine2Amy Vachal"Hotline Bling"Public's vote
Pharrell Williams3Mark Hood"Against All Odds"Bottom two
Blake Shelton4Emily Ann Roberts"Blame It On Your Heart"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani5Korin Bukowski"Titanium"Bottom two
Blake Shelton6Barrett Baber"Right Here Waiting"Public's vote
Pharrell Williams7Madi Davis"Who Will Save Your Soul"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani8Jeffery Austin"Let It Go"Public's vote
Adam Levine9Shelby Brown"In Color"Public's vote
Pharrell Williams 10Evan McKeel"This Is It"Public's vote
Adam Levine11Jordan Smith"Great Is Thy Faithfulness"Public's vote
Blake Shelton12Zach Seabaugh"My Love"Public's vote
Episode 19
Instant Save performances
Pharrell Williams1Mark Hood"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Eliminated
Gwen Stefani 2Korin Bukowski"Don't Know Why"Instant Save
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformerSong
19.1Blake Shelton and his team
(Barrett Baber, Emily Ann Roberts, and Zach Seabaugh)
"Lean on Me"
19.2Pharrell Williams and his team
(Evan McKeel, Madi Davis, and Mark Hood)
"Just a Cloud Away"

Week 3: Top 11 (Nov. 23 & 24)

iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Vachal (#4), Smith (#8) and Emily Ann Roberts (#10).[7]

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 20
Adam Levine1Shelby Brown"You and I"Public's vote
Pharrell Williams 2Evan McKeel"Smile"Bottom two
Blake Shelton3Barrett Baber"Delta Dawn"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani4Korin Bukowski"Only Hope"Bottom two
Adam Levine5Amy Vachal"Blank Space"Public's vote
Blake Shelton6Zach Seabaugh"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"Public's vote
Pharrell Williams7Madi Davis"Love Is Blindness"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani8Braiden Sunshine"True"Public's vote
Adam Levine9Jordan Smith"Who You Are"Public's vote
Blake Shelton10Emily Ann Roberts"Why Not Me"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani11Jeffery Austin"Dancing on My Own"Public's vote
Episode 21
Instant Save performances
Pharrell Williams 1Evan McKeel"Let's Stay Together"Eliminated
Gwen Stefani 2Korin Bukowski"She Will Be Loved"Instant Save
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformerSong
20.1"Freedom"
21.1Brad Paisley"Country Nation"
21.2Gwen Stefani and her team
(Braiden Sunshine, Jeffery Austin, and Korin Bukowski)
"You Get What You Give"
21.3Adam Levine and his team
(Amy Vachal, Jordan Smith, and Shelby Brown)
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"

Week 4: Top 10 (Nov. 30 & Dec. 1)

iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Smith (#2), Barrett Baber (#3), Madi Davis (#4), Ann Roberts (#5), Austin (#7), Amy Vachal (#8) and Shelby Brown (#9).[8]

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 22
Gwen Stefani1Jeffery Austin"Jealous"Public's vote
Blake Shelton 2Emily Ann Roberts"She's Got You"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani3Braiden Sunshine "Radioactive"Bottom two
Adam Levine 4Shelby Brown"Go Rest High on That Mountain"Public's vote
Gwen Stefani5Korin Bukowski "Same Old Love"Bottom two
Adam Levine6Amy Vachal"Bye Bye Bye"Public's vote
7Jordan Smith"Hallelujah"Public's vote
Blake Shelton 8Zach Seabaugh"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Public's vote
Pharrell Williams9Madi Davis"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"Public's vote
Blake Shelton 10Barrett Baber"I'd Love to Lay You Down"Public's vote
Episode 23
Instant Save performances
Gwen Stefani1Korin Bukowski"Try"Eliminated
2Braiden Sunshine"Harder to Breathe"Instant Save
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformerSong
22.1Gwen Stefani"Used to Love You"
23.1R. City & Adam Levine"Locked Away"
23.2Sia"Alive"

Week 5: Semifinals (Dec. 7 & 8)

Five artists were eliminated on the semifinals. During the results, the top three artists with the most votes were immediately advanced the finals, the bottom three artists with the fewest votes were eliminated immediately, and the middle three artists were eligible for the Instant Save.

iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded for the most number of artists (eight, surpassing seven on the previous week) in a single week of shows in The Voice history, those being Smith (#1), Austin (#3), Ann Roberts (#4), Davis (#5), Vachal (#6), Braiden Sunshine (#7), Zach Seabaugh (#8) and Barrett Baber (#9).[9] With the elimination of Davis, Williams no longer has any more artists left on his team.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 24
Blake Shelton 1Barrett Baber"Ghost"Public's vote
Adam Levine2Shelby Brown"Even God Must Get the Blues"Eliminated
Gwen Stefani3Jeffery Austin"Believe"Middle three
4Braiden Sunshine"Amazing Grace"Eliminated
Blake Shelton5Zach Seabaugh"The Climb"Middle three
Pharrell Williams6Madi Davis"Big Girls Don't Cry"Middle three
Blake Shelton 7Emily Ann Roberts"9 to 5"Public's vote
Adam Levine8Amy Vachal"To Make You Feel My Love"Eliminated
9Jordan Smith"Somebody to Love"Public's vote
Episode 25
Instant Save performances
Blake Shelton1Zach Seabaugh "Live Like You Were Dying"Eliminated
Pharrell Williams2Madi Davis"Don't Dream It's Over"Eliminated
Gwen Stefani3Jeffery Austin"Make It Rain"Instant Save
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformerSong
24.1Ellie Goulding"On My Mind"
24.2Blake Shelton"Gonna"
25.1Cassadee Pope"I Am Invincible"
25.2Dolly Parton"Coat of Many Colors"

Week 6: Finale (Dec. 14 & 15)

The Final four performed on Monday, December 14, 2015, with the final results following on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Finalists performed a solo song, a duet with their coach, and a Christmas song. As per usual, no iTunes bonuses are awarded for Finale performances, with all season's iTunes votes for each artist counted cumulatively.

The contestant's song choices reach the top 10 on iTunes for Jordan Smith (#1, #3 and #5), Emily Ann Roberts (#2 and #6), Barrett Baber (#7), Jeffery Austin (#9).[10]

CoachArtistOrderSolo Song OrderDuet Song (With coach)OrderChristmas SongResult
Adam LevineJordan Smith1"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"5"God Only Knows"11"Mary Did You Know"Winner
Blake SheltonEmily Ann Roberts12"Burning House" 7"Islands in the Stream"2"Blue Christmas"Runner Up
Blake SheltonBarrett Baber6"Die a Happy Man"3"Rhinestone Cowboy"9"Silent Night"Third place
Gwen StefaniJeffery Austin8"Stay"10"Leather and Lace"4"O Holy Night"Fourth place
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformerSong
27.1Top 24
(minus Ellie Lawrence)
"Lean On"
27.2Barrett Baber
(with Zach Seabaugh)
"Forever and Ever, Amen"
27.3Coldplay"Adventure of a Lifetime"
27.4Celeste Betton, Darius Scott,
Mark Hood, Nadjah Nicole and Regina Love
"Love Train"
27.5Ricky Skaggs and Emily Ann Roberts"Country Boy"
27.6Jeffery Austin
(with Madi Davis)
"Tears Dry on Their Own"
27.7Missy Elliott and Pharrell Williams"WTF (Where They From)"
27.8Usher and Jordan Smith"Without You"
27.9Sam Hunt"Break Up in a Small Town"
27.10Tori Kelly and Jeffery Austin"Hollow"
27.11Wynonna and Barrett Baber"No One Else on Earth"
27.12The Weeknd"The Hills" / "Earned It" / "Can't Feel My Face"
27.13Jordan Smith
(with Amy Vachal, Evan McKeel, Korin Bukowski, Mark Hood and Regina Love)
"Any Way You Want It"
27.14Emily Ann Roberts
(with Ivonne Acero, Morgan Frazier, Nadjah Nicole, Riley Biederer and Shelby Brown)
"Summer Nights"
27.15Justin Bieber"Sorry"
27.16Jordan Smith (winner)"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"

Elimination chart

Overall

Color key
  • Artist's info
    • Team Adam
    • Team Gwen
    • Team Pharrell
    • Team Blake
  • Result details
    • Winner
    • Runner-up
    • Third place
    • Fourth place
    • Artist was saved by Instant Save (via Twitter)
    • Artist was saved by the public's votes
    • Artist was saved by his/her coach
    • Eliminated
  • +Live show results per week
    ArtistWeek 1 PlayoffsWeek 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5Week 6 Finale
    Jordan SmithSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe! style="background:gold;"Winner
    Emily Ann RobertsSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
    Barrett BaberSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe3rd place
    Jeffery AustinSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe4th place
    Madi DavisSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated (Week 5)
    Zach Seabaugh SafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Amy VachalSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Braiden SunshineSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Shelby BrownSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Korin BukowskiSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Evan McKeelSafeSafeEliminated
    Mark HoodSafeEliminated
    Blaine MitchellEliminatedEliminated (Week 1)
    Celeste BettonEliminated
    Chance PeñaEliminated
    Darius ScottEliminated
    Ellie LawrenceEliminated
    Ivonne AceroEliminated
    Keith SempleEliminated
    Morgan FrazierEliminated
    Nadjah NicoleEliminated
    Regina LoveEliminated
    Riley BiedererEliminated
    Viktor KirályEliminated

    Team

    Color key
  • Artist's info
    • Team Adam
    • Team Gwen
    • Team Pharrell
    • Team Blake
  • Result details
    • Winner
    • Runner-up
    • Third place
    • Fourth place
    • Eliminated
    • Artist Saved by Instant Save (via Twitter)
    • Artist reached the Top 10 on iTunes & received the iTunes bonus
    •   Number of iTunes bonuses received
  • ArtistWeek 1 PlayoffsWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6 Finale
    Jordan SmithPublic's vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Winner
    Shelby BrownPublic's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced Eliminated
    Amy VachalCoach's choiceAdvanced Advanced Advanced Eliminated
    Blaine MitchellEliminated
    Chance PeñaEliminated
    Keith SempleEliminated
    Jeffery AustinPublic's VoteAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced Advanced Fourth place
    Braiden Sunshine Public's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
    Korin BukowskiCoach's choiceAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
    Viktor KirályEliminated
    Ellie LawrenceEliminated
    Regina LoveEliminated
    Madi DavisPublic's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced Eliminated
    Evan McKeelPublic's voteAdvancedEliminated
    Mark HoodCoach's choiceEliminated
    Celeste BettonEliminated
    Riley BiedererEliminated
    Darius ScottEliminated
    Emily Ann RobertsCoach's choice AdvancedAdvanced Advanced Advanced Runner-up
    Barrett BaberPublic's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced Advanced Third place
    Zach SeabaughPublic's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
    Ivonne AceroEliminated
    Morgan FrazierEliminated
    Nadjah NicoleEliminated

    Performances by guests/coaches

    EpisodeShow segment PerformerSingleReactionPerformance typeSource
    Hot 100Hot digital
    17The Live Playoffs ResultsSawyer Fredericks"Take It All"live performance
    20The Top 11 PerformancesPharrell Williams"Freedom"live performance
    21The Top 11 ResultsBrad Paisley"Country Nation"live performance
    22The Top 10 PerformancesGwen Stefani"Used to Love You"live performance
    23The Top 10 ResultsR. City & Adam Levine"Locked Away"live performance
    Sia"Alive"live performance

    Ratings

    The season nine premiere was watched by 12.37 million viewers with a 3.5 rating in the 18–49 demographic. It was down from last season's premiere by .48 million viewers.

    EpisodeOriginal airdateProductionTime slot (ET)Viewers
    Adults (18–49)Source
    RatingShare
    1"The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 1"901Monday 8:00 p.m. 12.373.511[11]
    2"The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 2"902Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 12.343.511[12]
    3"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"903Monday 8:00 p.m. 12.093.410[13]
    4"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"904Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 13.603.712[14]
    5"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"905Monday 8:00 p.m. 12.153.310[15]
    6"The Best of the Blind Auditions"906Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 9.242.27[16]
    7"The Battles Premiere, Part 1"907Monday 8:00 p.m.11.723.2 10[17]
    8"The Battles Premiere, Part 2"908Tuesday 9:00 p.m.10.142.68[18]
    9"The Battles, Part 3"909Monday 8:00 p.m.11.403.0 9[19]
    10"The Battles, Part 4"910Tuesday 9:00 p.m.11.282.78 [20]
    11"The Knockouts Premiere, Part 1"911Monday 8:00 p.m.11.883.1 9[21]
    12"The Knockouts Premiere, Part 2"912Tuesday 9:00 p.m.10.232.68[22]
    13"The Knockouts, Part 3"913Monday 8:00 p.m.12.063.3 10[23]
    14"Road to the Live Shows"914Tuesday 9:00 p.m.8.22 2.06 [24]
    15"The Live Playoffs, Night 1"915Monday 8:00 p.m.12.023.210[25]
    16"The Live Playoffs, Night 2"916Tuesday 8:00 p.m.10.862.79[26]
    17"The Live Playoffs, Results"917Wednesday 8:00 p.m.10.142.4 8 [27]
    18"Live Top 12 Performance"918Monday 8:00 p.m.11.213.09[28]
    19"Live Top 12 Results"919Tuesday 8:00 p.m.11.182.6 8 [29]
    20"Live Top 11 Performance"920Monday 8:00 p.m.10.292.68[30]
    21"Live Top 11 Results"921Tuesday 8:00 p.m.9.972.17[31]
    22"Live Top 10 Performance"922Monday 8:00 p.m.12.562.89 [32]
    23"Live Top 10 Results"923Tuesday 8:00 p.m.12.132.69[33]
    24"Live Top 9 Semi-finals Performance"924Monday 8:00 p.m.12.252.89[34]
    25"Live Top 9 Semi-finals Results"925Tuesday 8:00 p.m.13.132.89[35]
    26"Live Finale Performance"926Monday 8:00 p.m.14.033.210 [36]
    27"Live Finale Results"927Tuesday 9:00 p.m.12.602.99

    Artists' appearances in other media

    Notes and References

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    2. Upadhyaya . Kayla Kumari . 'The Voice' Season Nine: And the Winner Is . Billboard . https://web.archive.org/web/20151219005926/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/reality-check/6812802/the-voice-season-nine-winner-jordan-smith . December 19, 2015 . December 15, 2015.
    3. Nelson . Jeff . The Voice Coaches Cover Each Other's Hits in the Season Premiere . People . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109003805/https://people.com/tv/the-voice-season-9-premiere-adam-gwen-pharrell-blake-cover-their-hits/ . November 9, 2018 . September 17, 2015.
    4. Web site: Berman. Marc. 'The Voice' on iTunes (November 9, 2015). TV Media Insights. Cross-MediaWorks. 12 November 2015. 9 November 2015.
    5. Web site: Pucci. Douglas. 'The Voice' on iTunes (November 10, 2015). TV Media Insights. Cross-MediaWorks. 12 November 2015. 10 November 2015.
    6. Web site: Pucci. Douglas. 'The Voice' on iTunes (November 16, 2015). TV Media Insights. Cross-MediaWorks. 17 November 2015. 17 November 2015.
    7. Web site: Pucci. Douglas. 'The Voice' on iTunes (November 23, 2015). TV Media Insights. Cross-MediaWorks. 24 November 2015. 24 November 2015.
    8. Web site: Pucci. Douglas. The Voice on iTunes (November 30, 2015). TV Media Insights. Cross-MediaWorks. 1 December 2015. 1 December 2015.
    9. Web site: Pucci. Douglas. The Voice on iTunes (December 8, 2015). TV Media Insights. Cross-MediaWorks. 8 December 2015. 8 December 2015.
    10. 'The Voice' Season 9 Spoilers: iTunes Rankings for Finale Led by Jordan Smith. Menyes, Carolyn. December 15, 2015. Music Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20151217033603/https://www.musictimes.com/articles/58377/20151215/voice-season-9-spoilers-itunes-rankings-finale-jordan-smith.htm. December 17, 2015.
    11. Web site: Monday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up, 'Significant Mother', 'Life in Pieces' & 'Penn & Teller' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20150922213131/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/22/monday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-adjusted-up-significant-mother-life-in-pieces-penn-teller-adjusted-down/470550/. dead. September 22, 2015. Kondolojy. Amanda. September 22, 2015. September 22, 2015. TVbytheNumbers.
    12. Web site: Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', 'NCIS', 'Limitless' and 'The Muppets' Adjusted Up; 'Best Time Ever' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925083229/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/23/tuesday-final-ratings-the-voice-ncis-limitless-best-time-ever-adjusted-down/470718/. dead. September 25, 2015. Kondolojy. Amanda. TV by the Numbers. September 23, 2015. September 23, 2015.
    13. Web site: Monday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' + 'The Voice' Adjusted Up; 'Castle', 'Life in Pieces' & 'Dancing with the Stars' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001012631/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/29/monday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-the-voice-adjusted-up-castle-life-in-pieces-dancing-with-the-stars-adjusted-down/473832/. dead. October 1, 2015. Dixon. Dani. September 29, 2015. TVbytheNumbers. September 29, 2015.
    14. News: Dixon. Dani. Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' + 'NCIS' Adjusted Up; 'Best Time Ever' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001181953/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/30/tuesday-final-ratings-the-voice-ncis-adjusted-up-best-time-ever-adjusted-down/474416/. dead. October 1, 2015. September 30, 2015. TVbytheNumbers. September 30, 2015.
    15. Web site: Monday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'The Voice' Adjusted Up; 'Blindspot' and 'Castle' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007190245/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/06/monday-final-ratings-oct-5-2015/476907/. dead. October 7, 2015. Porter. Rick. October 6, 2015. TVbytheNumbers. October 6, 2015.
    16. Web site: Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Muppets', 'NCIS' and 'Scream Queens' Adjusted Up; 'Flash' and 'iZombie' Hold . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007222144/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/07/tuesday-final-ratings-oct-6-2015/477169/. dead. October 7, 2015. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. October 7, 2015. October 7, 2015.
    17. News: Porter. Rick. Monday final ratings: 'The Voice' and 'Big Bang Theory' adjusted up, 'Castle,' 'Life in Pieces' and 'Scorpion' adjusted down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151015130158/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/13/monday-final-ratings-oct-12-15/478481/. dead. October 15, 2015. October 13, 2015. TV by the Numbers. October 13, 2015.
    18. News: Porter. Rick. Tuesday final ratings: 'The Flash' and 'NCIS' adjusted up, 'Chicago Fire' holds. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016101118/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/14/tuesday-final-ratings-oct-13-2015/478601/. dead. October 16, 2015. October 14, 2015. TV by the Numbers. October 14, 2015.
    19. News: Porter. Rick. Monday final ratings: 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and 'Jane the Virgin' adjusted down, 'Big Bang' adjusted up. https://web.archive.org/web/20151022144341/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/20/monday-final-ratings-oct-19-2015/479671/. dead. October 22, 2015. October 20, 2015. TV by the Numbers. October 20, 2015.
    20. Web site: Tuesday final ratings: 'NCIS' and 'Limitless' ajdusted up, 'Chicago Fire' adjusted down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023015421/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/21/tuesday-final-ratings-oct-20-2015/479719/. dead. October 23, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. October 21, 2015. October 21, 2015.
    21. Web site: Monday final ratings: 'Supergirl' and 'Blindspot' adjust down, 'Big Bang Theory' adjusts up. https://web.archive.org/web/20151029150854/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/27/monday-final-ratings-oct-26-2015/480757/. dead. October 29, 2015. Porter. Rick . October 27, 2015. TV by the Numbers. October 27, 2015.
    22. Web site: Tuesday final ratings: 'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'The Flash' and 'NCIS' adjust up, 'Wicked City' stays under 1.0. https://web.archive.org/web/20151030134708/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/28/tuesday-final-ratings-oct-27-2015/480890/. dead. October 30, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. October 28, 2015. October 28, 2015.
    23. Web site: Monday final ratings: 'The Voice' and 'NCIS: LA' adjust up, 'Supergirl' holds. https://archive.today/20151104165611/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/03/monday-final-ratings-nov-2-2015/481845/. dead. November 4, 2015. Porter. Rick . November 3, 2015. TV by the Numbers. November 3, 2015.
    24. News: Porter. Rick. Tuesday final ratings: 'Fresh Off the Boat' and 'Best Time Ever' adjust up. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105200544/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/04/tuesday-final-ratings-fresh-off-the-boat-and-best-time-ever-adjust-up/. dead. November 5, 2015. November 4, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media. November 4, 2015.
    25. News: Porter. Rick. Monday final ratings: 'NCIS: LA' adjust up, everything else holds. https://web.archive.org/web/20151112172932/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/10/monday-final-ratings-nov-9-2015/. dead. November 12, 2015. November 10, 2015. TV By The Numbers. November 10, 2015.
    26. Web site: Tuesday final ratings: 'Chicago Fire' adjusts down, 'NCIS' adjusts up. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113034930/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/11/tuesday-final-ratings-nov-10-2015/. dead. November 13, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. November 11, 2015. November 11, 2015.
    27. Web site: Wednesday final ratings: 'Blackish' and 'Code Black' adjust down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021129/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/12/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-11-2015/. dead. November 14, 2015. Porter. Rick. November 12, 2015. TV by the Numbers. November 12, 2015.
    28. News: Porter. Rick. Monday final ratings: 'Jane the Virgin' adjusts down but still hits season high, 'Scorpion' adjusts up. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118154015/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/17/monday-final-ratings-nov-16-2015/. dead. November 18, 2015. November 17, 2015. TV By The Numbers. November 17, 2015.
    29. Web site: Tuesday final ratings: 'Flash' and 'NCIS' adjust up, 'Chicago Med' premiere holds. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119141038/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/18/tuesday-final-ratings-nov-17-2015/. dead. November 19, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. November 18, 2015. November 18, 2015.
    30. News: Porter. Rick. Monday final ratings: 'The Voice' adjusts up, 'Castle' adjusts down to season average. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125065904/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/24/monday-final-ratings-nov-23-2015/. dead. November 25, 2015. November 24, 2015. TV By The Numbers. November 24, 2015.
    31. Web site: Tuesday final ratings: 'NCIS' adjusts up, everything else steady. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126105439/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/25/tuesday-final-ratings-nov-24-2015/. dead. November 26, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. November 25, 2015. November 25, 2015.
    32. Web site: Monday final ratings: 'Superstore' adjusts down but still solid, 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' adjusts down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151205142856/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/02/monday-final-ratings-nov-30-2015/. dead. December 5, 2015. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. December 2, 2015. December 2, 2015.
    33. Web site: Tuesday final ratings: 'Fresh Off the Boat' and 'Rudolph' adjust up. https://web.archive.org/web/20151205142906/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/02/tuesday-final-ratings-dec-1-2015-fresh-off-the-boat-and-rudolph-adjust-up/. dead. December 5, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. December 2, 2015. December 2, 2015.
    34. Web site: Monday final ratings: 'Telenovela' adjusts up slightly, 'Christmas Light Fight' adjusts down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208214557/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/08/monday-final-ratings-dec-7-2015/. dead. December 8, 2015. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. December 8, 2015. December 8, 2015.
    35. Web site: Tuesday final ratings: 'The Flash' and 'The Voice' adjust up. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210213323/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/09/tuesday-final-ratings-dec-8-2015/. dead. December 10, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. December 9, 2015. December 9, 2015.
    36. Web site: Porter. Rick. Monday final ratings: 'Scorpion' and 'Jane the Virgin' adjust down. https://web.archive.org/web/20151216201202/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/15/monday-final-ratings-dec-14-15/. dead. December 16, 2015. TV By The Numbers. December 15, 2015.
    37. Dixson Hopes His Next Album is His Championship Moment . .
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    41. Web site: Top Of Hungary . Top Of Hungary #4: Hungarian Singer Viktor Király's Success Run In US Talent Show "The Voice" . Hungary Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109005804/https://hungarytoday.hu/top-hungary-4-hungarian-singer-viktor-kiralys-success-run-42073/ . November 9, 2018 . December 30, 2015.
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